in the local Orlando, Florida paper The Sentinel-Star. Bavar, the editor of the newspaper's Sunday Florida Magazine, has been tracking the rumors that Walt Disney has been purchasing large plots of land in Orange County. Bavar believes the rumors are true!

1992:

The late Winston Hibler (a writer, producer, director and narrator) is

among those honored as a Disney Legend. His wide body of work includes Those

Calloways, the Disneyland TV series, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, and Sleeping Beauty.

Perhaps his best known written work ... Walt Disney's opening day speech for Disneyland.

The Disney Legends ceremony is held at the Disney Legends Promenade (sidewalk area in front of

the Disney Studio Theatre).

1998:

President Bill Clinton signs the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998. This act extends the duration of U.S. copyrights by 20 years. Prior to this, copyrights lasted for the

life of the author plus fifty years. This act allows copyrights to last the life of the author, plus seventy years in

the case of individual works, or 75 to 95 years in the case of works of corporate authorship and works first

published before January 1, 1978. As a result, many works including several characters owned by the Walt

Disney Company will not become public domain for many years. (The act is named after the late Congressman Sonny Bono, who had favored this position as a songwriter and filmmaker even prior to his entry into politics.)

2001:

Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter appears as a special guest of the Carolwood

Pacific Historical Society at Walt Disney's Barn in Griffith Park, California. One of

the most influential and prolific of the "second generation" Disney Imagineers, Baxter played a key role in the

design and creation of many Disney attractions and theme parks in the last 25 years, including Big Thunder

Mountain Railroad and Splash Mountain.

2003:

The soundtrack to Disney's Brother Bear

(featuring music by Phil Collins & Tina Turner) is released.

A two-day celebration of Disney's railroad legacy begins at

Walt Disney World. Members of the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society

and the Broggie family of California attend to rededicate the Roger E. Broggie

Steam Engine No. 3. The steam engine (named for the late Roger Broggie who

was Disney's original Imagineer) is one of four that puff around the Magic Kingdom.

Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, and Dick Powell, is released to theaters. A scene from

this film is represented in Disney's Hollywood Studios attraction The Great Movie Ride. It is also among the

trailers shown in the ride's queue area.

"Orange County's 30,000 acre mystery industry site may turn out to be an aircraft testing ground, an

electronics research center or even a washing machine factory.

But I predict nothing so mundane for the mystery site.

I predict it will be an extension of Walt Disney's magic empire of fiction, fantasy and enormous wealth."

-Emily Bavar (Oct 21, 1965)

2004:

Angela To is named Honk Kong Disneyland’s very first Ambassador.

2007:

The Best of Both Worlds Tour, starring Miley Cyrus (as both herself and in character as Disney Channel's Hannah Montana) and featuring Jonas Brothers, perform at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The 2007 CHOC / Disneyland Resort Walk held in Anaheim, raises a record

"I knew Mary very well. She was an extraordinary artist, and Walt thought very highly of her. She was the most amazing colorist of all time." -Disney Legend Marc Davis

1892:

Dedication ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition (also known as The Chicago World's Fair) are held. Walt Disney’s father Elias is currently working as a carpenter at the

1893 Columbian Exposition, which will not actually open to the public until May 1, 1893. The fair will be famous

for many things, including the premiere of the first Ferris Wheel and the introduction of the snack Cracker Jack!

1972:

The three-day Winnie the Pooh for President event featuring a ticker

tape parade and stage show takes place at Disneyland. Children are asked

to gather in front of "it’s a small world" at 11:30 a.m. to join in the parade and political rally. Three

times a day, the Pooh Revue is presented on the Tomorrowland Stage, and free showings of Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day are held in the Fantasyland Theater. Pooh, Tigger, and Eeyore are available for meet and greets all day at their National Campaign Headquarters in the Carnation Plaza Gardens, and upon departing the park, each child receives

a free Pooh for President poster, pin, and coloring kit.

2010:

In New York City, Mickey Mouse helps unveil Disney Store's new state-of-the-art

digital billboard in Times Square that will countdown the store's grand opening

celebration on November 9. The 2-story store will be Disney's largest in North America.

1982:

El Río del Tiempo (later known as Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros) is dedicated along with the Mexico Pavilion at the newly-opened